The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed for arms trade to the Allies fighting in World War II.
- FDR persuades Congress in special session to allow the US to aid European democracies in a limited way
- The US could sell weapons to the European democracies on a “cash-and-carry” basis
- FDR was authorized to proclaim danger zones which US ships and citizens could not enter
- America became the arsenal of democracy